Summary
Monique Esther Nemni (March 27, 1936 – 2 November 2022) was an Egyptian-born Canadian linguist and writer, best known for a series of biographies of former Prime Minister of Canada Pierre Trudeau which she cowrote with her husband Max Nemni.[1]
Monique Nemni | |
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| Born | 1935 or 1936 Cairo, Egypt |
| Died | (aged 86) Naples, Italy |
| Occupation | Linguist, biographer |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Notable works |
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| Spouse | Max Nemni |
Nemni was a professor of linguistics at the Université du Québec à Montréal,[2] and a coeditor of Cité Libre.[3]
The first volume of the Trudeau biography, Young Trudeau: Son of Quebec, Father of Canada, 1919-1944, won the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing in 2006.[4] The second volume, Trudeau Transformed: The Shaping of a Statesman, 1944-1965, was a shortlisted nominee for the same award in 2011.[1] A third volume, focusing on Trudeau's career in elected politics after 1965, is slated for future publication.
Nemni died of a heart attack in Naples, on 2 November 2022, at the age of 86.[5]
Works edit
- Young Trudeau: Son of Quebec, Father of Canada, 1919-1944 (2006, ISBN 978-0771067495)
- Trudeau Transformed: The Shaping of a Statesman, 1944-1965 (2011, ISBN 978-0771051258)
References edit
- ^ a b "The Shaughnessy Cohen Prize Series, with Max and Monique Nemni" Archived 10 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Open Book Toronto, 23 April 2012.
- ^ "History texts biased, linguist charges: Quebec program said to underplay federalist themes". Montreal Gazette, 16 May 1996.
- ^ "Cite Libre division on display". Montreal Gazette, 26 March 1996.
- ^ "Biography of Trudeau's youth wins Shaughnessy Cohen prize". CBC News, 28 February 2007.
- ^ "Nemni, Monique Esther". La Presse (in French). 26 November 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.